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Re:Learning Haskell – A Racket programmer's foray into the l... by Devthrowaway80 on Wednesday March 11, 2015 @11:23PM (#9189060)
Claiming that the author is sexist for using "he" in a gender neutral setting, which has been standard practice for decades, is an over-reach.

Is "they" or "him/her" a better way forward? Sure. Is it standard practice? No. Can you infer anything about the author's attitudes by his use of standard English grammar? No.

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